Addie Wood: Mother of Thrace, wife of Theron

Albert Winslow, Viscount: Landless nobleman used by Riyria to arrange assignments from the gentry

Alburn: Kingdom of Avryn ruled by King Armand and Queen Adeline

Alenda Lanaklin, Lady: Daughter of Marquis Victor Lanaklin and sister of Brother Myron of the Winds Abbey

Allie: Daughter of Wyatt Deminthal

Alric Brendon Essendon, Prince: Member of ruling family of Melengar, son of Amrath, brother of Arista

Alverstone: \al-ver-stone\ Royce’s dagger

Ambrose Moor: Administrator of the Manzant Prison and Salt Works

Amrath Essendon, King: \am-wrath\ Ruler of Melengar, father of Alric and Arista

Amril, Countess: \am-rill\ Noblewoman that Arista cursed with boils

Antun Bulard: Historian and author of The History of Apeladorn

Apeladorn: \ah-pell-ah-dorn\ Four nations of man, consisting of Trent, Avryn, Delgos, and Calis

Aquesta: \ah-quest-ah\ Capital city of the kingdom of Warric

Arcadius Vintarus Latimer: Professor of lore at Sheridan University

Archibald Ballentyne: Earl of Chadwick

Arista Essendon, Princess: Member of ruling family of Melengar, daughter of Amrath, sister of Alric

Armand, King: Ruler of Alburn, married to Adeline

Art, the: Magic, generally feared by nobles and commoners due to superstition

Arvid McDern: Son of Dillon McDern of Dahlgren

Avempartha: Ancient elven tower

Avryn: \ave-rin\ Central and most powerful of the four nations of Apeladorn, located between Trent and Delgos

Ballentyne: \bal-in-tine\ Ruling family of the earldom of Chadwick

Ba Ran Ghazel: Goblins of the sea

Belinda Pickering: Extremely attractive wife of Count ­Pickering, mother of Lenare, Mauvin, Fanen, and Denek

Belstrads: \bell-straads\ Family of knights from Chadwick, including Sir Breckton and Wesley

Bernice: Handmaid of Princess Arista

Bernum River: Waterway that bisects the city of Colnora

Bethamy, King: Ruler reputed to have had his horse buried with him

Black Diamond, the: International thieves’ guild centered in Colnora

Blackwater: Last name of Hadrian and his father, Danbury

Blythin Castle: Castle in Alburn

Bocant: Family who built a lucrative industry from pork, second most wealthy merchants in Colnora

Bothwicks: Family of peasant farmers of Dahlgren

Breckton Belstrad, Sir: Son of Lord Belstrad, knight of Chadwick, considered by many to be the best knight of Avryn

Brodric Essendon: Founder of the Essendon dynasty

Bucket men: Term for assassin used by the Black Diamond thieves’ guild

Byrnie: Long (usually sleeveless) tunic of chain mail formerly worn as defensive armor

Calian: \cal-lay-in\ Pertaining to the nation of Calis

Calians: Residents of the nation of Calis, darker in skin tone, with almond-shaped eyes

Calis: \cal-lay\ Southern- and easternmost of the four nations of Apeladorn, considered exotic, in constant conflict with the Ba Ran Ghazel

Caswell: Family of peasant farmers from Dahlgren

Cenzars: \sen-zhars\ Wizards of the ancient Novronian Empire

Chamberlain: Someone who manages the household of a king or nobleman

Colnora: \call-nor-ah\ Largest and wealthiest city of Avryn, merchant-based, grew from a rest stop at a central crossroads from various major trade routes

Cosmos DeLur: Colnora’s richest resident

Crimson Hand: Thieves’ guild operating out of Melengar

Crown Tower: Home of the Patriarch, center of the Nyphron Church

Cutter: Assassin of the Black Diamond, best friend of Royce, boyfriend of Jade

Dagastan: Major and easternmost trade port of Calis

Dahlgren: \dall-grin\ Remote village on the bank of the Nidwalden River

Danbury Blackwater: Father of Hadrian

Danthen: Woodsman from Dahlgren

Daref, Lord: Nobleman of Warric, associate of Albert Winslow

Darius Seret: Founder of the Seret Knights

Davens, Squire: Boy who Arista had a youthful crush on

Degan Gaunt: Leader of the Nationalists

Delano DeWitt, Baron: Nobleman who hires Hadrian to steal Count Pickering’s sword

Delgos: One of the four nations of Apeladorn. The only republic in a world of monarchies, Delgos revolted against the Steward’s Empire after Glenmorgan III was murdered and after surviving an attack by the Ba Ran Ghazel with no aid from the empire.

DeLorkan, Duke: Calian nobleman

DeLur: Family of wealthy merchants

Denek Pickering: Youngest son of Count Pickering

Dillon McDern: Dahlgren’s blacksmith

Dioylion: \die-e-leon\ The Accumulated Letters of Dioylion, a very rare scroll

Dixon Taft: Bartender and manager of The Rose and Thorn Tavern

Drome: God of the dwarves

Drondil Fields: Count Pickering’s castle, once the fortress of Brodric Essendon, the original seat of power in Melengar

Drumindor: Dwarven-built fortress located at the entrance to Terlando Bay in Tur Del Fur

Drundel: Peasant family from Dahlgren consisting of Mae, Went, Davie, and Firth

Duster: Moniker used by Royce while a member of the Black Diamond

Ecton, Sir: Chief knight of Count Pickering and military general of Melengar

Edmund Hall: Professor of geometry at Sheridan University, reputed to have found Percepliquis, declared a heretic by the Nyphron Church, imprisoned in the Crown Tower

Elan: The world

Elden: Large man, friend of Wyatt Deminthal

Ella: Cook at Drondil Fields

Elven: Pertaining to elves

Enden, Sir: Knight of Chadwick, considered the second best to Breckton

Erebus: Father of the gods, also known as Kile

Erivan: \ear-ah-van\ Elven empire

Erlic, Sir: Knight competing in Dahlgren contest

Ervanon: \err-vah-non\ City in northern Ghent, seat of the Nyphron Church, once the capital of the Steward’s Empire as established by Glenmorgan I

Esrahaddon: \ez-rah-hod-in\ Wizard, onetime member of the ancient order of the Cenzar, convicted of destroying the Novronian Empire and sentenced to imprisonment

Essendon: \ez-in-don\ Royal family of Melengar

Essendon Castle: Home of ruling monarchs of Melengar

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Estramnadon: \es-tram-nah-don\ Believed to be the capital or at least a very sacred place in the Erivan Empire

Estrendor: \es-tren-door\ Northern wastes

Etcher: Member of the Black Diamond thieves’ guild

Falina Brockton: Real name of Emerald, waitress at The Rose and Thorn Tavern

Fanen Pickering: \fan-in\ Middle son of Count Pickering

Fauld, the Order of: \fall-ed\ Post-imperial order of knights dedicated to preserving the skill and discipline of the Teshlor Knights

Fenitilian, Brother: Monk of Maribor, made warm shoes

Ferrol: God of the elves

Finiless: Noted author

Fletcher: Maker of arrows

Galeannon: \gale-e-an-on\ Kingdom of Avryn, ruled by Fredrick and Josephine

Galenti: \ga-lehn’-tay\ Calian term

Galewyr River: \gale-wahar\ Marks the southern border of Melengar and the northern border of Warric and reaches the sea near the fishing village of Roe

Galien, Archbishop: \gal-e-in\ High-ranking member of the Nyphron Church

Galilin: \gal-ah-lin\ Province of Melengar ruled by Count Pickering

Gemkey: Gem that opens a gemlock

Gemlock: Dwarven invention that seals a container and can only be opened with a precious gem of the right type and cut

Gentry Square: Affluent district of Melengar

Ghazel: \gehz-ell\ Ba Ran Ghazel, dwarven name for goblins, literally: Sea goblins

Ghent: Ecclesiastical holding of the Nyphron Church

Gilarabrywn: \gill-lar-ah-bren\ Elven beast of war

Ginlin, Brother: \gin-lin\ Monk of Maribor, winemaker, refuses to touch a knife

Glamrendor: \glam-ren-door\ Capital of Dunmore

Glenmorgan: 326 years after the fall of the Novronian Empire, this native of Ghent reunited the four nations of Apeladorn; founder of Sheridan University; creator of the great north-south road; builder of the Ervanon palace (of which only the Crown Tower remains)

Glenmorgan II: Son of Glenmorgan. When his father died young, the new and inexperienced emperor relied on church officials to assist him in managing his empire. They in turn took the opportunity to manipulate the emperor into granting sweeping powers to the church and nobles loyal to the church. These leaders opposed defending Delgos against the invading Ba Ran Ghazel in Calis and the Dacca in Delgos, arguing the threat would increase dependency on the empire.

Glenmorgan III: Grandson of Glenmorgan. Shortly after assuming the stewardship, he attempted to reassert control over the realm his grandfather had created by leading an army against the invading Ghazel that had reached southeastern Avryn. He defeated the Ghazel at the First Battle of Vilan Hills and announced plans to ride to the aid of Tur Del Fur. Fearing his rise in power, in the sixth year of his reign, his nobles betrayed and imprisoned him in Blythin Castle. Jealous of his popularity and growing strength, and resentful of his policy of stripping the nobles and clergy of their power, the church charged him with heresy. He was found guilty and executed. This began the rapid collapse of what many called the Steward’s Empire. The church later claimed the nobles had tricked them, and condemned many, most of whom reputedly ended their lives badly.

Glouston: Province of northern Warric bordering on the Galewyr River, ruled by the marquis Lanaklin

Great sword: Long sword designed to be held with both hands

Grigoles: \gry-holes\ Author of Grigoles Treatise on Imperial Common Law

Guardian of the Heir: Teshlor Knight sworn to protect the Heir of Novron

Gutaria: \goo-tar-ah\ Secret Nyphron prison designed to hold Esrahaddon

Gwen DeLancy: Calian prostitute and proprietor of Medford House and The Rose and Thorn Tavern

Hadrian Blackwater: Mercenary, one-half of Riyria

Halberd: Two-handed pole used as a weapon

Heir of Novron: Direct descendant of demigod Novron, destined to rule all of Avryn

Heldaberry: Wild-growing fruit often used to make wine

Heslon, Brother: Monk of Maribor, great cook

Hilfred: Bodyguard of Princess Arista

Himbolt, Baron: Nobleman of Melengar

House, the: Nickname used for Medford House

Hoyte: Onetime First Officer of the Black Diamond

Imperialists: Political party that desires to unite all the kingdoms of men under a single leader who is the direct descendant of the demigod Novron

Jade: Assassin in the Black Diamond, girlfriend of Cutter, friend of Royce

Jerish Grelad: Teshlor Knight and first Guardian of the Heir

Jerl, Lord: Neighbor of the Pickerings known for his prize-winning hunting dogs

Julian Tempest: Chamberlain of Melengar

Kile: Master sword smith, named used by Erebus when in the form of a man

Krindel: Prelate of the Nyphron Church and historian

Kris Dagger: Weapon with a wavy blade, sometimes used in magic rituals

Lanaklin: Ruling family of Glouston

Lanis Ethelred: \eth-el-red\ King of Warric, Imperialist

Lanksteer: Capital city of the Lordium kingdom of Trent

Lena Bothwick: Wife of Russell, farmer in Dahlgren

Lenare Pickering: Daughter of Count Pickering and Belinda, sister of Mauvin, Fanen, and Denek

Lingard: Capital city of Relison, kingdom of Trent

Longwood: Forest in Melengar

Lothomad, King: Lothomad the Bald, ruler of Lordium, Trent, expanded territory dramatically following the collapse of the Steward’s Reign, pushing south through Ghent into Melengar, where Brodric Essendon defeated him in the Battle of Drondil Fields in 2545

Lower Quarter: Impoverished section of the city of Medford

Luis Guy: Sentinel of the Nyphron Church

Magnus: Dwarf

Mandalin: \man-dah-lynn\ Capital of Calis

Manzant: \man-zahnt\ Infamous prison and salt mine located in Manzar, Maranon

Maranon: \mar-ah-non\ Kingdom in Avryn, ruled by Vincent and Regina

Mares Cathedral: Center of the Nyphron Church in Melengar, run by Bishop Saldur

Maribor: \mar-eh-bore\ God of men

Mason Grumon: \grum-on\ Blacksmith in Medford

Maurice Saldur, Bishop: Head of Nyphron Church in Melengar, friend of the Essendon ruling family

Mauvin Pickering: \maw-vin\ Eldest of Count Pickering’s sons

McDern: Peasant family living in Dahlgren

Medford: Capital of Melengar

Medford House: Brothel run by Gwen DeLancy and attached to The Rose and Thorn Tavern

Melengar: \mel-in-gar\ Kingdom in Avryn, ruled by the Essendon royal family

Melengarians: Residents of Melengar

Melissa: Head servant of Princess Arista, nickname Missy

Mercs: Mercenaries

Merlons: Solid section between two crenels in a crenellated battlement

Merton, Monsignor: Eccentric priest from Ghent, known to talk aloud to Maribor

Millie: Hadrian’s horse

Mir: Person with both elven and human blood

Montemorcey: \mont-eh-more-ah-sea\ Excellent wine imported through the Vandom Spice Company

Motte: Man-made hill

Mouse: Royce’s horse

Muriel: Goddess of nature, daughter of Erebus, mother of Uberlin

Myron: Monk of Maribor, son of Victor, brother of Alenda

Nareion: \nare-e-on\ Last emperor of the Novronian Empire

Nationalists: Political party led by Degan Gaunt that desires rule by the will of the people

Nevrik: \nehv-rick\ Son of Nareion, the heir who went into hiding

Nidwalden River: Marks the eastern border of Avryn and the start of the Erivan realm

Novron: Savior of mankind, son of the god Maribor, demigod who defeated the elven army in the Great Elven Wars, founder of the Novronian Empire, builder of Percepliquis

Novronian: \nov-ron-e-on\ Pertaining to Novron

Nyphron Church: The worshipers of Novron and Maribor, his father

Nyphrons: \nef-rons\ Devout members of the church

Parthaloren Falls: \path-ah-lore-e-on\ The great cataracts on the Nidwalden near Avempartha

Patriarch: Head of the Nyphron Church who lives in the Crown Tower of Ervanon

Pauldron: A piece of armor covering the shoulder at the junction of the body piece and the arm piece

Percepliquis: \per-sep-lah-kwiss\ The ancient capital of the Novronian Empire, named for the wife of Novron

Percy Braga, Archduke: Lord Chancellor of Melengar, winner of the title of Grand Circuit Tournament Champion in Swords, the Silver Shield, and Golden Laurel; uncle to Alric and Arista, having married King Amrath’s sister

Pickering: Noble family of Melengar and rulers of Galilin. Count Pickering is known to be the best swordsman in Avryn and believed to use a magic sword.

Pickilerinon: Seadric, who shortened the family name to Pickering

Plesieantic Incantation: \plass-e-an-tic\ A method used in the Art to draw power from nature

Price: First Officer of the Black Diamond thieves’ guild

Ratibor: Capital of the kingdom of Rhenydd

Rendon, Baron: Nobleman of Melengar

Renian, Brother: \rhen-e-ahn\ Childhood friend of Myron the monk

Rhelacan: \rell-ah-khan\ Great sword that Maribor tricked Drome into forging and Ferrol into enchanting, given to Novron to defeat the elves

Rhenydd: \ren-yaed\ Kingdom of Avryn, ruled by King Urith

Rilan Valley: Fertile land that separates Glouston and Chadwick

Rionillion: \ri-on-ill-lon\ Name of the city that first stood on the site of Aquesta but was destroyed during the civil wars that occurred after the fall of the Novronian Empire

Riyria: \rye-ear-ah\ Elvish for two, a team or a bond

Rondel: Common type of stiff-bladed dagger with a round handgrip

Rose and Thorn, The: Tavern in Medford run by Gwen DeLancy, used as a base by Riyria

Roswort, King: Ruler of Dunmore

Royce Melborn: Thief, one-half of Riyria

Rufus, Lord: Ruthless northern warlord, respected by the south

Russell Bothwick: Farmer in Dahlgren, husband of Lena

Salifan: \sal-eh-fan\ Fragrant wild plant used in incense

Sauly: Nickname of Maurice Saldur, used by those closest to him

Senon Upland: Highland plateau overlooking Chadwick

Sentinel: Inquisitor generals of the Nyphron Church, charged with rooting out heresy and finding the lost Heir of Novron

Seret: \sir-ett\ Knights of Nyphron. The military arm of the church first formed by Lord Darius Seret, who was charged with finding the Heir of Novron.

Sheridan University: Prestigious institution of learning, located in Ghent

Spadone: Long two-handed sword with a tapering blade and an extended flange ahead of the hilt allowing for an extended variety of fighting maneuvers. Due to the length of the handgrip and the flange, which provides its own barbed hilt, the sword provides a number of additional hand placements, permitting the sword to be used similarly to a quarterstaff, as well as a powerful cleaving weapon. The spadone is the traditional weapon of a skilled knight.

Summersrule: Popular midsummer holiday celebrated with picnics, dances, feasts, and jousting tournaments

Tabard: A tunic worn over armor usually emblazoned with a coat of arms

Tek’chin: Single fighting discipline of the Teshlor Knights that was preserved by the Knights of the Fauld and handed down to the Pickerings

Tenent: Most common form of semi-standard international currency. Coins of gold, silver, and copper stamped with the likeness of the king of the realm where the coin was minted.

Terlando Bay: Harbor of Tur Del Fur

Teshlors: Legendary knights of the Novronian Empire, greatest warriors ever to have lived

Theron Wood: Father of Thrace Wood, farmer of Dahlgren

Thrace Wood: Daughter of Theron and Addie

Tiliner: Superior side sword used frequently by mercenaries in Avryn

Tobis Rentinual: History professor at Sheridan University

Tolin Essendon: Son of Brodric, who moved the capital to Medford and built Essendon Castle

Tomas, Deacon: Priest of Dahlgren village

Torsonic: Torque-producing, as in the cable used in crossbows

Trent: Northern mountainous kingdoms

Trumbul, Baron: Mercenary

Tur: Small legendary village believed to have once been in Delgos, site of the first recorded visit of Kile, mythical source of great weapons

Tur Del Fur: Coastal city in Delgos, on Terlando Bay, originally built by dwarves

Uberlin: The god of the Dacca and the Ghazel, son of Erebus and his daughter, Muriel

Urith, King: Ruler of Ratibor

Valin, Lord: Elderly knight of Melengar known for his valor and courage but lacking strategic skills

Vandon: Port city of Delgos, home to the Vandom Spice Company, which began as a pirate haven until Delgos became a republic, when it became a legitimate business

Venlin, Patriarch: Head of the Nyphron Church during the fall of the Novronian Empire

Vernes: Port city at the mouth of the Bernum River

Villein: Person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord

Vince Griffin: Dahlgren village founder

Warric: Kingdom of Avryn, ruled by Ethelred

Wesbaden: Major trade port city of Calis

Westbank: Newly formed province of Dunmore

Westerlands: Unknown frontier to the west

Wicend: \why-send\ Farmer in Melengar who lends his name to the ford that crosses the Galewyr into Glouston

Winds Abbey: Monastery of the Monks of Maribor near Lake Windermere in western Melengar

Wintertide: Chief holiday, held in midwinter, celebrated by feasts and jousts

Wyatt Deminthal: Onetime ship captain, father of Allie

Wylin: \why-lynn\ Master-at-arms at Essendon Castle